Kemuma Surname

173,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kemuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,4711:18,6892,205
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kemuma (8,696) may also be a first name.

Kemuma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kemuma Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kemuma is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kemuma.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kemuma is the 173,182nd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,936,159 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kemuma reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kemuma is also the 67,245th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 8,696 people.

The surname Kemuma is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,471 people, or 1 in 18,689. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 38 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 26 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kemuma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kemuma last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kkemuma921/
Khemouma861/
Kamuma83276/
Kimuma8388/
Kemoma833/
Kemumo831/
Komuma831/
Kamuima77220/
Kemoume77142/
Kemoumi774/
Kaimuma772/
Kamauma771/
Kimuima771/
Komumma771/
Kommuma771/
Chemouma71488/
Khamouma717/
Kamaumah714/
Khemoumi712/
Khemoume711/
Kemoumie711/
Kamima67833/
Kimima67281/
Kamumo6739/
Khammouma679/
Chemmouma678/
Kimoma676/
Kimume672/
Komima672/
Khemoumou671/
Komumo671/
Kimumi671/
Kemomy671/
Kemomo671/
Kemome671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kemuma
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